Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-11
international typographical Union


BUFFALO, June 1O.-The delegate, to the
Typ0graph.cal Convention met promptly
tins morning and settled down to business.
This is the fifth day OF the convention, and
WAS generally expected TO be the last day,
but it was found that by far the most i'm.
pOrlant questions are yet unsettled, and Il
il not likely that the business yet to be
transacted can be finished before to-mor-
row. The plate. nine hour, aud appren-
tice questions were still i'm committee, and
remained to be acted Oh in secret session.
The committee appointed to visit nom
union Offices in the city, endelvOring To
persuade them 10 become union, made their
returns yesterday, but were not ready to
report ths morning. The Inference gath
cred is that the Oyertures were rejected.
The first business this morning was the
rfport of tie Committee on Female Cheap
Lsbor, recomm, nding the organization of
omen and equal pay for equal work, which
was adopted.
The Committee on Constitution and By.
Laws reported uniayorably on ab0liShing
the Office Of chief organizer; fayOrably
that the time Of holding the next meet
irg be fixed as the second Monday in June,
and also that the salary Of the secretary
and treasurer be changed from $1,000 TO
LOCO. The report was agreed TO-
In the Typographical Convention to-day
the Committee on the Nine-Ilour Law re.
portcd q II solution that nine hours c0nsti.
tutcd q DAYS work after October lSt next
in all offices except those Of daily newSpl-
pcrs. Referred.
The COMMITTEE on Plates recommended
that subordinate unions have power II act;
that the international Typographical Union
executive officers endeayOr 20 arrange with
the manufacturers OF plates not to fur
nish such matter TO n0D-uniOn newspa-
pers: that an executive board Of five
be appointed to have charge OF the
matter: that subordinate unions take
immediate action to suppress plates nov
rrepgred in unfair Offices; that union
printers who, sanctioned by the Executive
Committee, strike against plates, be sup
ported from the Stfike fund.
Alter a lengthy discussion motion to
circumference The Use Of plates was voted
down. The report was adopted, except
the third clause.
\ recess was then taken.
At the afternoon session the new officers
were worn in, and Immediately afterwards
Mr.. Jackson, Of ~. Louis, moved that the
convention 20 into secret session Tor the
receipt OF n communication OF SO great im-
porance that no man not sworn to secrecy
should listen TO it.. Mr.. JacksOn'S manner
was so impressive that tue motion was at
once carried. The secret session lasted
bali an hour.
The Committee on Non-Union Offices re-
ported. but the report was secret.
Three times during the afternoon the
convention went into executive session for
the consideration OF important business.
In one OF the sessions David VI. PAscoe, OF
Philadelphia, rendered his resignation as
,ccrctary.treasureT. The cause OF his ac-
ton was not learned, but 1t is thought that
The reduction OF the salary attached TO the
office had something to do with 1t.
William s. McClevey, OF Chicago, was
appointed to ill the vacancy.
The international Typographical union
will entertain for one month an Application
for the pressman's charter.
The insurance report was then read and
adopted.